Measurement of gaseous emissions

Trade Agreement: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

Measurement of gaseous emissions 

W7701-176241/A
Quessy, Guillaume
Telephone No. - (418) 649-2765 (    )
Fax No. - (418) 648-2209 (    )

Line 1, Mesure des émissions de gaz

Objective
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Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) - Valcartier requires the services of a specialized contractor to collect and analyze gaseous and particulate emissions of pyrotechnics, small, medium and large caliber weapons systems (WS) and static rocket engines. The services include the application of methods of sampling and analysis specifically designed for WS, as well as the development and validation of new approaches for new gaseous and particulate compounds and new WS types.
Several WS are available to the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) to support their operations. The environmental assessment of these WS is an integral part of the procurement process. One of DRDC's mandates is to support CAF in their WS acquisition process by assessing the gaseous and particulate munition residues (MR) produced by the WS, the environmental assessment of WS emerging technologies, the option analysis and the issuance of recommendations.
The evaluation of WS's performance is carried out within the framework of the Army Institutional Management project of The Force Program. The aim of this study is to identify and, where possible, quantify all the compounds produced by the WS in operation during external or internal tests, emulating the performance of the WS under conditions that mimic those encountered in operation. These include:

a.  Combustion gases
b.  Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)
c.  Semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOC)
d.  Particulate matter (PM)
e.  Mercury (Hg)
f.  Hydrogen sulphide (H2S)
g.  Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), more commonly known as dioxins and furans
h.  Hydrocyanic acid (HCN)
i.  Additional compounds to be specified later in the project

The targeted WS and gaseous and particulate compounds will be specified in the statement of work for each task authorization. The study could include, but is not limited to, specific weapon systems and technologies used by weapon systems.

Additional information
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The organization for which the services are to be rendered is Defence Research and Development Canada - Valcartier (DRDC - Valcartier).

The period of the Contract from date of Contract award until August 30th 2022.

The work will be carried out entirely on an "as and when requested basis" using a Task Authorization (TA).

The estimated amount of available funding for this Contract is $1,300,000.00, Applicable Taxes extra. 

In accordance with clause “Minimum Work Guarantee - All the Work - Task Authorizations” of the Contract, Canada's obligation under the Contract is limited to 10% of the estimated amount of available funding specified above.

A contract with Task Authorizations (TAs) is a method of supply for services under which all of the work or a portion of the work will be performed on an "as and when requested basis". Under contracts with TAs, the work to be carried out can be defined but the exact nature and timeframes of the required services, activities and deliverables will only be known as and when the service(s) will be required during the period of the contract. A TA is a structured administrative tool enabling the Crown to authorize work by a contractor on an "as and when requested" basis in accordance with the conditions of the contract. TAs are not individual contracts.

Canada has determined that any intellectual property arising from the performance of work under the resulting contract will belong to Canada.

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The requirement is limited to Canadian goods and/or services.

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Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

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Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.